Shoe polisher



Mar. 3. 1925. 1, 2 ,2 3;

R. YOUNG SHOE POLISHER Filed March 18, 1924 INVENTOR,

Rb land Young ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 3, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHOE POLISI-IER.

Application filed March 18, 1924. Serial No. 699,964.

To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROLAND YOUNG. a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of LOSE Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoe Polishers, of which the following is a. specification.

My invention relates to shoe POllSllGI'Sl and particularly to a shoe polishing outfit or set comprising a box of polish, or blacking, a dauber with which to apply the polish or blacking and a brush or polisher for finishing in the usual way.

The principal ob 'ect of my invention is to provide a shoe polishing set, convenient for being carried about and used by persons who travel much of their time, as traveling salesmen.

Another object is to provide a shoe polishing set which will be low in cost and will be easily and quickly accessible for use.

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter and while I show herewith and will describe a preferred form of construction. I desire to be understood that I do not limit my invention to such preferred form but that various changes and adaptations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention as hereinafter claimed.

In the drawings which accompany and form a part of this specification:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my shoe polishing set.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the set shown in Fig. 1, with part of the hand block broken away to disclose parts mounted therein.

Fig. 3 is a left end view of the set shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. t is a right hand view of the set shown in Fig. 2. Referring to the drawings in detail, a hand block 10, of the usual form but of relatively greater thickness, has a suitable polishing material, such as a piece of sheepskin 11 having its wool side 12 turned outward, attached to its ends. An elastic pad 13, as of felt, is fixed between the lower face of the hand block and'the polishing material.

A circular recess 14:, suitable for holding a blacking box or polish container 14;, is cut out near one end of the hand block and a similar recess 15, suitable for holding a dauber 16, is formed near its opposite end. The dauber may be made in the form of a circular brush 17 with a cross bar 18, which serves as a finger grip.

The blacking or polish container and the dauber are held in their respective recesses by a flexible bar 19 pivoted at its center by ascrew 20 in the middle of the hand block. A washer 21, under bar 19 and through which pivot screw 20 extends, acts as a spacer to hold the bar from contact with the hand block, thus reducing friction.

Bar 19 has a downward bend 22 near each of its ends and a slight upward bend 23 at each of its ends, leaving downwardly curved portions 24 which press upon the polish container and the dauber, thus holding them in their respective recesses.

As shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. flexible bar 19 is designed to be turned on its pivot to free the polish container and dauber, making them accessible for use.

I claim as my invention:

In combination, a back provided with spaced recesses adapted to receive a polish holder or dauber, a spring member pivoted intermediate its ends between said recesses with the free ends of the spring adapted to be swung in position over said recesses to retain the article placed therein.

ROLAND YOUNG. 

